Hanson, who suffered from PTSD, was often accompanied by his two Pomeranian service dogs. During a trip to an Old Town mall in Osceola County, Florida, he brought his dogs along. While they stopped to browse, a woman approached Hanson and began arguing with him.

Source: Osceola County Sheriff DepartmentJennifer Gotschall and Monique Cosser have been charged with Grand Theft for stealing Kira.

“She got in my face,” Hanson said. “Cussing and swearing. During that time, that’s when the other lady, who I didn’t even know was there until I saw (surveillance) video, that’s when she came up and grabbed the dog.”

Source: YouTube/WFTV Channel 9While one of the women distracted Hanson, the other unleashed Kira and walked away.

A security camera caught the incident on tape, and led authorities to arrest Jennifer Gotschall and Monique Cosser. The women have since been charged with Grand Theft.

“(I) can’t understand why you would steal a Pomeranian that only weighs about 6 1/2 pounds,” Hanson said.

Source: YouTube/WFTV Channel 9Kira was found just hours before Hanson passed away.

Kira was going to be delivered back to the veteran when police learned her owner had passed away, just hours earlier.

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Matthew Russell is a West Michigan native and with a background in journalism, data analysis, cartography and design thinking. He likes to learn new things and solve old problems whenever possible, and enjoys bicycling, going to the dog park, spending time with his daughter, and coffee.

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